[Sunao Kamimura] Development of NIR mechanoluminescent materials as a new class of nanoprobes for in vivo imaging and analysis of tissue biomechanics.

Research Director

Sunao Kamimura

Faculty of Engineering Department of Materials Science, Kyushu Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor

Outline

Recently, I have succeeded in synthesizing functional materials which emit near infra-red (NIR) light in the mechanical stimulation. In this project, by developing nano-probes based on the material system, I would like to build a new technology for visualizing/measuring real-time forces in living tissue and cells in vivo.